Yamaha TRBX305 FTB 5-string, Factory Blue, mahog body, 5-pc maple/RW nk, M5 HB pu, 2-band EQ, Performance EQ switch

The Yamaha TRBX305 FTB 5-string is built for bassists who live in the trenches of modern gigs and sessions. With its sculpted mahogany body, fast 5-piece neck, and powerful TRBX electronics, this Factory Blue workhorse is all about clear, punchy tone and effortless playability across the full range.

Features

This TRBX305 centers around a sculpted, solid mahogany body with a mass-optimized 3D design, giving you a comfortable feel and balanced weight distribution that hangs right whether you’re standing for hours or locked in at home. The five-piece maple/mahogany laminated neck brings outstanding stability and a lively, articulate response, while the precision-fitted bolt-on neck joint is shaped for strength, efficient vibration transfer, and easy access to the upper frets.

YGD-designed M3 hum-cancelling pickups sit under your fingers, loaded with oversized polepieces and ceramic magnets for a clear, powerful signal with serious definition and depth. The integral thumb rest on the pickups makes it easy to lock in your right-hand position, whether you’re digging in fingerstyle or popping accents. A high-mass, die-cast bridge with 18 mm string spacing on the 5-string layout gives you a solid, resonant anchor with the room you need for technical slap or intricate fingerstyle lines.

On the hardware side, the straight string pull from nut to machine heads keeps lateral tension at bay, helping tuning stay solid and overtones stay controlled. The Yamaha metal, plate-mounted output jack is built for durability and straightforward maintenance, ready for constant plug-in, plug-out duty.

Tone

The TRBX electronics setup is where this bass really opens up. You get master volume, pickup balance, and a 2-band active EQ for shaping your core sound, plus Yamaha’s exclusive Performance EQ active circuit. That Performance EQ switch gives you five performance-tuned, full-spectrum EQ curves, each optimized to drop you straight into an essential sound without endless knob-twisting.

Those M3 pickups deliver a clear, punchy voice with tight lows, focused mids, and defined highs that stay articulate even when you’re playing fast passages or laying into the strings. The hum-cancelling design keeps the signal clean and noise-free, so what you hear is your hands, your lines, and the character of the mahogany body and 5-piece neck doing their thing.

Specifications

• Brand: Yamaha
• Model: TRBX305 FTB (Factory Blue)
• Strings: 5-string
• Body: Sculpted, solid mahogany with mass-optimized 3D design
• Neck: Five-piece maple/mahogany laminated construction
• Neck profile: Fast, ultra-comfortable
• Neck joint: Precision-fitted bolt-on, refined for strength, vibration transfer, and upper-fret access
• Pickups: YGD-designed M3 hum-cancelling pickups with oversized polepieces and ceramic magnets
• Pickup features: Integral thumb rest; clear, powerful tone with definition and depth
• Electronics: TRBX electronics with active circuit
• Controls: Master volume, pickup balance, 2-band active equalizer
• Performance EQ: Yamaha exclusive Performance EQ active circuit with five performance-tuned, full-spectrum EQ curves and 2-band master equalization
• Nut width (5-string): 43 mm
• Headstock: Straight string pull from nut to machine heads for tuning stability and reduced overtones
• Bridge: High-mass, die-cast bridge
• String spacing (5-string): 18 mm
• Output jack: Yamaha metal, plate-mounted standard jack socket